‘The Holdovers’ Da’Vine Joy Randolph: “We Can Tell Universal Stories In Black And Brown Bodies,”; This Is “A Love Letter To Black Women” – Oscars Backstage

TLC stars Abby and Brittany Hensel have always said they wanted to be mothers, but since the conjoined twins share reproductive organs, a new report has questioned whether it’s possible — and which of the women would legally be considered the mother should they become pregnant.The 34-year-old twins said in a documentary made when they were teenagers they planned on becoming mothers later in life, according to the Telegraph. “Yeah, we are going to be mums one day, but we don’t want to talk about how it’s going to work yet,” the newly married woman said at the time.But how that would work, as the sister’s share reproductive organs, has come into question, the outlet said.The twins were back in the spotlight this week after posting a video with snippets of Abby’s 2021 wedding to Josh Bowling, 33.

Kate Middleton’s shock cancer diagnoses.The Princess of Wales, 42, revealed the heartbreaking news in a video message Friday, saying she is now undergoing chemotherapy. Following the announcement, a slew of stars took to social media to send their love and support to the British royal, including Oscar winner Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Michel Gondry hasn’t worked with a Hollywood studio since the 2011 comedy “The Green Hornet.” But he’ll do so for his follow-up to last year’s “The Book Of Solutions” for what’s arguably the most peculiar project in his filmography. Deadline reports that Gondry heads to Universal to direct an untitled coming-of-age musical set in 1977 Virginia Beach.

EXCLUSIVE: Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Waves) has been set to lead a new, untitled Universal feature project from director Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) and producer Pharrell Williams (Hidden Figures), according to multiple sources, who also tell us that 2024 Academy Award winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers) is in talks.

's had one of the juiciest storylines of the hit Netflix dating show, and after a that left us with more questions than answers, we've been dying to get some closure on the end of this relationship.Enter Nick Viall, former Bachelor star and host of the podcast, who sat down with Blackwell and Presnell to get to the bottom of what went wrong, what wasn't shown in the final edit of the show, and what happened after the cameras stopped rolling.Here's what we learned from with Chelsea Blackwell and Jimmy Presnell, which was published on March 19.Presnell says that after his and Blackwell's blowout fight over his relationship with one of his female friends, he was pretty checked out of his relationship with Blackwell. During this time, he told Blackwell that he needed space, and that he wanted to sleep at his own place.

What To Watch.What to watch: 7 movies and shows to stream this week — March 1What to watch: 7 movies and shows to stream this week — March 8Lindsay Lohan is back with a new Netflix movie. “Irish Wish” follows Lohan as a woman whose ex gets engaged to her best friend. Days before the wedding, she makes a wish, and wakes up days later as the bride to be.

The Dingles brace themselves for bad news as they discover whether or not they are carriers of the BRCA2 gene after Chas Dingle’s (Lucy Pargeter) diagnosis in latest Emmerdale spoilers. Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley), Caleb Miligan (Will Ash) and Aaron Dingle (Danny Miller) prepare themselves to open their test results after the news that they could carry the BRCA2 gene. Moira Dingle (Natalie J Robb) is relieved when Cain tests negative, but Cain can’t help but feel guilty about Chas' ordeal.The Miligans are all pleased when Caleb tests negative - which means Nicky Miligan (Lewis Cope) is in the clear too.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Omega was the timepiece of choice at Sunday night’s Oscars ceremony, where star-studded nominees such as Cord Jefferson, Cillian Murphy, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and dozens more accessorized their ensembles with different styles of the luxury watch.

Da’Vine Joy Randolph is an Oscar winner!

Following her whirlwind award season where she won every award she was up for, Da’Vine Joy Randolph completed the sweep as she took home Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance in The Holdovers. The historic night was capped off by her being presented the Oscar by past winners Mary Steenburgen, Lupita Nyong’o, Jamie Lee Curtis, Regina King and Rita Moreno.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Da’Vine Joy Randolph won the first Oscar of her career for “The Holdovers,” a 1970s-set dramedy about a trio that’s stuck at a New England prep school over the holidays. But in her acceptance speech, she revealed that she didn’t always see herself becoming an actor. That is, until her mother encouraged her to seek out the local theater department.

That’s a sweep for Da’Vine Joy Randolph. “The Holdovers” star won her first Oscar at the 96th Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress.

The Holdovers‘ screenplay has been accused of plagiarising a well-known, unproduced script.Yesterday (March 9), Variety reported that screenwriter Simon Stephenson (Luca) sent a complaint to the WGA. He alleged that the Alexander Payne-directed film had “brazen” similarities to his own script, Frisco – a drama between a middle-aged children’s doctor and his 15-year-old patient.Meanwhile, The Holdovers is about a surly classics professor (Paul Giamatti) at an all-male boarding school, forced to look after a 15-year-old student (Dominic Sessa) over the holiday break.In the email, Stephenson reportedly wrote he could demonstrate “beyond any possible doubt” that the “meaningful entirety” of The Holdovers had been plagiarised “line-by-line” from his own script.

EXCLUSIVE: Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, has acquired North American rights to the romantic comedy The Zombie Wedding. The film is based on the eponymous interactive play and is the first title to launch the Weekly World News IP-driven studio slate of movie projects. Freestyle Digital Media is planning a fall 2024 release date.

American Dreamer deserves better than it has gotten. Shot three years ago during the pandemic this delirously black comedy premiered at Tribeca 2022 and got lost in the crowd. The filmmakers including first time feature director Paul Dektor and screenwriter/producer Theodore Melfi (Hidden Figures, St. Vincent) decided to then hold it back and recut and tighten it eliminating 10 minutes of the original running time. In early 2023 it turned up at the Santa Barbara Film Festival, still largely ignored, and then its distribution hunt was further delayed by the Hollywood strikes. Finally Vertical has wisely picked it up and it will be opening in theatres and VOD Friday.

You blink - and it's March already. With spring just around the corner, it's a time to celebrate new beginnings - and, on our streaming services, a fresh batch of TV shows and films.

Dame Esther Rantzen, who is battling terminal cancer, has made the heartbreaking confession that spending time with her grandchildren is "precious" as it could be her last spring.

Could Scheana Shay be willing to give her friendship with Tom Sandoval another shot?!

When director Amber Fares came out with her documentary Speed Sisters, about the Middle East’s first all-women race car driving team, the New York Times praised it as “unconventional in form as well as content.”

Will Smith attends Inter Miami’s season opener and shmoozes with David Beckham and Lionel Messi. The actor had the full VIP treatment. Kylie Jenner shares a vlog from her 24 hour trip with Kendall Jenner and Hailey Bieber.